Christchurch: The Indian High Commission in New Zealand has confirmed the death of five Persons of India Origin including three Gujaratis in the deadly terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch, which claimed the lives of 49 people and injured more than 40. In a tweet, the High Commission said that Mehboob Khokhar (64), resident of Juhapura in Ahmedabad city, Asif Vora (58) and his son Ramiz (28), both residents of Memon Colony in Vadodara, died.
The other two deceased PIOs were Ansi Alibava (25), Kerala and Ozair Kadir (25), Hyderabad. Notably, Khokhar a retired officer of Gujarat Electricity board had gone to New Zealand with wife Akhtar Begum to meet his son Imran. Asif, an insurance agent from Vadodara has also gone to Christchurch with wife Rukhsana to take care of the pregnant wife of Ramiz, who had recently given birth to a girl.
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